Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6829, Nathaniel Everitt, N.C.

SERVICE
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N.6.
Everitt, Nathaniel
S. 6829
Row in N.C.
carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina 16.765
Nathaniel Everitt — of Washington in the State of N. Car who was a Pvt. in the Regt commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col Lamb in the N. Car line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 30. Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of April 33. and to J. C. Wilson. Dynamite N. Car
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 1833. 75 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 34 15.
$ 90. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 39
AB Died May 22 1836

State of North Carolina } On this the 18 th day of February 1833, personally Washington County } appeared in open Court, before the Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions, now sitting at Nathanial Everitt a resident of Washington County State of NC aged 70 years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 9 th 1832 ————— Declaration.
I was born in this County (then Tyrrell) in March 1763. my age is recorded at home in a prayer Book & on a piece of paper. I was drafted to serve in the Militia of this state in the spring of 1778 (I think in the month of May). I was drafted in Tyrrell Co. to serve for twelve months and was conducted to Edenton this State by Capt Clement Hall; at Edenton I was placed in a Company commanded by Capt James Goodman and Lieut Dillen; our Company after some time spent at Edenton, was marched with others through Bertie on to Halifax this state, where we made a halt; at this place, we met other troops from various parts of this state and we were at Halifax organized into a Regt. the new name of which I do not recollect. but the Regt was commanded by Col Lamb. I do not remember the names of any of the other field officers of the Regt if there were any — after remaining some time at Halifax (where I got sick) we were marched higher up the country, and at some little town above Halifax I was discharged on hiring a Substitute, as I was too sick to continue with the troops — my discharge was signed by Capt Goodman, but I have long since lost it — I lived in this County, then called Tyrrell County, at the time I was called into service — I have always since said to get continue to live in the neighborhood where I was born.
There is no clergyman living in my neighborhood, but I refer the Court to Nathan Rhodes and Henry Newman for further proof. I was discharged as I have before said by reason of my father having procured for me a substitute — I served I think about seven months, for I was drafted in May, and reached home a few weeks before Christmas.
Sworn to and subscribed { Nathanial Everitt hereby relinquishes every in open Court the day { claim whatever to a pension or annuity except and year above mentioned { the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state or of the United States to his knowledge —————
Test J. C. [unintelligible] in open Court
his Nathanial D. Everitt mark

State of North Carolina } This the 18 th day of February 1833. personally appeared Washington County } in open Court, of Thomas Martin Sessions for the County of Washington now sitting, Arthur Rhodes and Henry Norman who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on their oaths make the following certificates.
Certificate of Arthur Rhodes.
I was born in this County in Oct 1763. it was then called Tyrrell County - I have always lived in this County except about 2 years that I followed the sea. I got into it to live in this County - I have known Mr Nathaniel Erisitt from the time we were children, I think he is about the same age with myself perhaps a little older.
I know he was drafted to serve twelve months in the Militia of this State some time in the spring of 1778 for I went up to draw for at the same time with him and 3 others - I drew clear Mr Erisitt was drafted. he Mr Erisitt left here with Capt C Hall, how long he was absent in service I do not remember, but he must have served more than six months, for I lived for I lived near his father at the time. Mr Erisitt is reported in the neighborhood where he resides to have served in the Revolution, nor have I ever heard it doubted in.
A. Rhodes
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court } the day and year above stated
J. C. Norcom Clk
Certificate of Henry Norman
I was born in Tyrrell County this state. I don't know what year for I cannot read, but I am 5 or 6 years younger than Mr Nathaniel Erisitt I have always lived in the County in which I was born - I have known Mr Nathaniel Erisitt ever since I was a small boy, for I lived with his father from the time I was 5 or 6 years old, until I was 19 - I know that he was drafted to serve in the State Militia, he was drafted in what was then called Tyrrell Co now Washington Co he left some time in the spring and returned home a short time before Christmas, in very bad health, so much so, he was not expected to recover from it - I do not recollect the year in which he was drafted, or the length of time; but I heard it said at the time he was drafted to serve twelve months - I believe Mr Erisitt is about the age he states viz about 70 - he is reported in the neighborhood to have served in the Revolutionary War, in fact, I never heard any one express a doubt about it.
His
Henry H Norman mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court } the day & year above mentioned
J. C. Norcom Clk

opinion of the Court
State of North Carolina } The Justices of the Court of Washington County } Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Washington now sitting, do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant Nathaniel Prewitt was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Arthur Rhodes is a resident in the County of Washington, and that Henry Norman is a resident of the County of Tyrrell, both of who have signed the preceding certificates, that they are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to belief.
I Joseph C Norcom clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Washington do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the appli- -cation Nathaniel Prewitt for a pension -.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 18 th day of February 1833
Test J. C. Norcom Clk

Nathl. Everett
24109
Amended Declaration
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the Peace for the County of Washington State of North Carolina. Nathaniel Everett, who, being duly sworn, deposes & saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period of seven months as before stated, and should not have recollected that had it not been for Mr Rhoads who revived his memory on that point; he is also unable for the same reason, to state the names of any of the Field officers except that of Col Long - nor has he any recollection of the name of any Field Officer of the Regular Army who were with the troops - There is not a Clergyman within fifteen Miles of my house - There is no other persons living by whom I can prove my services except Mr Rhoads & Mr Norman, whose affidavits the Court has taken. Was they & the Court have both certified their belief in my veracity. I have no means of bringing further proof. unless the Department will accept of the affidavit of Esaiel Pierce who lives in another County -
Nathaniel X Everett
mark
W R Moreton Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington Plyms N o 19 th August 1833

Nathl. Everitt
N.C.
N o 24109-
Almond & Co Private 9 mo 8 3/4
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J. C. Norcom Plymouth N.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Apl. 29 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Nathaniel Evenett
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1778 drafted about 7 Pri. Col. Lamb 70 years Tyrrell C: N.C. Witnesses  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

February 5, 1940.
Miss Anne Erisman 910 W. Edwards Street Springfield, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL Nathaniel Everitt S. 6829 Am
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 6829, based upon service of Nathaniel Everitt in the Revolutionary War.
Nathaniel Everitt was born in the month of March 1763, in Tyrrell County (called later Washington County), North Carolina, and lived there with his father at the time of the Revolutionary War. The names of his parents were not given.
Nathaniel Everitt enlisted in May 1778, as a private in Captain Clement Hall's North Carolina company, served also in Captain James Goodman's company, Colonel Lamb's North Carolina regiment and returned home about Christmas. length of service seven months.
He was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed February 18, 1833, at which time he resided in Washington County, North Carolina. He had continued to reside in that vicinity ever since his birth.
Nathaniel Everitt made no reference to wife or children.
In 1833, one Henry Norman of Washington County, North Carolina made affidavit in behalf of this soldier. Henry Norman was also a native of Tyrrell County, North Carolina, was five or six years younger than Nathaniel Everitt, and had lived with Nathaniel's father from the time he was five or six years of age until he was nineteen years of age. No relationship between said Henry Norman and this soldier's family was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name

of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Nathaniel Everitt Certificate #16765 Issued September 21, 1833 Rate $30 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 North Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

February 5, 1940
RA-J/MCS Nathaniel Everitt, S.6829
Miss Anne Erisman 910 W. Edwards Street Springfield, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 15, 1940, in which you request information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Benjamin Nathaniel Averitt and any with the surname Averitt, Averett or Averete, who served from North Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relative to any soldier with the surname Averitt (searched under all spellings) or to a Benjamin Everitt of North Carolina.
You are furnished herewith, the record of Nathaniel Everitt, S.6829, and this is the only soldier of that name or any name similar to Averitt, who lived in North Carolina, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
No charge is made for furnishing this information.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

October 31, 1938.
Mrs. Claudius McGowan Plymouth North Carolina.
BA-J/ILL Nathaniel Everitt S. 6829
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Nathaniel Everitt, of Tyrrell County, North Carolina.
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 6829, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Nathaniel Everitt.
Nathaniel Everitt was born in March 1763, in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, and lived there with his father at the time of the Revolutionary War. The names of his parents are not shown.
Nathaniel Everitt enlisted in May 1778, served as private in Captain Clement Hall's and James Goodman's companies, Colonel Lamb's North Carolina regiment, and returned home about Christmas, length of service at least seven months.
Nathaniel Everitt was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, at which time he resided in Tyrrell County, that part which was called then Washington County, North Carolina; he had lived there during his entire lifetime. The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In 1833, one Henry Norman, who was born in Tyrrell County, North Carolina and was five or six years younger than Nathaniel Everitt, stated that he lived with said Nathaniel's father from the time he was five or six years old until he was nineteen years old; he did not state any relationship to the soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of

this pensioner, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following:
Nathaniel Everitt Certificate #16765 Issued September 21, 1833 Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 North Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

State of Illinois Henry Horner, Governor Department of Registration and Education Springfield
JOHN J. HALLIHAN DIRECTOR
January 15, 1940
Veterans Bureau, Washington, D. C.
ATTENTION: Revolutionary War Records
Gentlemen:
I would appreciate your advising me if there were any persons by the name of Averitt or Averete , or Averett from North Carolina in the Revolutionary War, - the first named is the correct spelling.
For D. A. R. and other purposes, I am anxious to secure any information you may have to furnish in this connection. Averitt was my Grandmother's (on my mother's side) maiden name.
The Illinois Historical Library records show a ✓ BENJAMIN NATHANIEL AVERITT in North Carolina in Revolutionary times, and "NATHANIEL" being a family name should like very much to have information on him particularly. Also, is it possible to obtain names of his children, etc.
If there is any charge for this service, will you please advise? Thank you.
Yours very truly,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "Anne Erisman".
(Miss) Anne Erisman 910 W. Edwards St., Springfield, Ill.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Pension Department Washington D. C.

Plymouth N.C.
Sept 14 1938
Pension Dept -
My dear Sirs -
Will you please send me a copy of the Pension record of Nathaniel Everett of Tyrrell County North Carolina who was a Revolutionary soldier
Very Respec -
Mrs. Claudius M c Lean
Plymouth N.C.

1938-Oct. 21 - Hist. to Mrs. Claudius M c Gowan - J.L.L. 1940 - Feb. 5 - Hist. to Miss Anne Grisman - J.L.L.
Benham
6829 INVALID.
File No. 6829
Patricia Kvenitt
Miss Cass. War
Act: June 7 th 1852.
Index:—Vol. 183 , Page 117
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hyme. A.C. Augst. 19 th 1833
Sir.
I enclose you again the application of Ch. Everett for a pension, with his declaration amended.
It is totally impossible for me to find out from your letter what is wrong or wanting in the original paper; it was drawn up by a lawyer who had the printed form from your office before him & who had previously drawn up several that were not returned for want of form. I have submitted the paper to several lawyers & others who are in the habit of writing pensions and they cannot discover any formality wanting.
There is his declaration on oath in open Court, that declaration supported by two Credible Witnesses in open Court.
The opinion of the Court affirming the recital of all three, and also expressing their belief in his services. This is a very sickly Country and it was strange he could prove at this late day as much as he did.
Of his declaration it may be said it is not very full & specific; but recollect he was not in a Battle, nor did he meet with

any incidents calculated to leave any strong impressions on his mind — This accounts for his not recollecting the names of other officers, for he was young & ignorant, marching about first under one Capt & then another, very likely changing every month — Old soldiers who have been in several Battles, recollect distinctly their officers & their Reg't. but a raw recruit who served 7 or 8 months without a Battle or other remarkable event, is not likely to recollect his Reg't or many of the officers.
If you think this amendment will not do and will specify what is wanting either in substance or in form, we will try & get it properly arranged for the old man.
I am respectfully your obed Servt J. C. Norcross
J. S. Edwards Esq War Office

State of North Carolina } Washington county - } Be it remembered That before me Mr R Morrow a Justice of the Peace in & for said county & one of the Justices of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of said county and the said court being a court of record. Personally appeared before me Israel Pierce and made oath upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deponeth & saith that he knows Nathaniel Eversitt of Washington county. That he is about the age of 65 or 70 years. That during the Revolutionary war. he knows that the said Eversitt was drafted in the militia. That said Eversitt served in said militia he thinks about nine months. and was then discharged. That he does not now recollect the name of the capt he served under nor does he now recollect to what Regiment he belonged. I know that Eversitt served because I had a brother in the same regiment
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 29th day of June 1833
M. R. Morrow J.P.
his Israel P Pierce mark